Why does Juan Diaz lack punching power?

[boxingsmash69]

Maybe because since he doesn't run, he's not developing his leg muscles are much?

Having strong legs can help with punching power, right?

[Silencers]

He's always letting his punches go in bunches so that doesn't really allow him to sit down on his shots too much and he doesn't really pivot his whole body behind his shots, especially when he throws to the head, he pivots a bit more when he goes to the body. Doesn't really turn over his shots either. Plus I don't think he was born with natural punching power.

[boxingsmash69]

He's always letting his punches go in bunches so that doesn't really allow him to sit down on his shots too much and he doesn't really pivot his whole body behind his shots, especially when he throws to the head, he pivots a bit more when he goes to the body. Doesn't really turn over his shots either. Plus I don't think he was born with natural punching power.

That's a solid point. Add the fact that he doesn't run to increase leg strength.

[Silencers]

That's a solid point. Add the fact that he doesn't run to increase leg strength.

Well he does the Stair Master and swims a lot so I don't really think that's the reason. If he didn't have leg strength he wouldn't be very effective with his style, he wouldn't have the base to push his opponents back.

[Thread Stealer]

You can only improve power so much with proper teaching and technique. A lot of it is just what you're naturally blessed with. Tommy Hearns wasn't a big puncher in the amateurs, but became one with better teaching. But 99% of fighters can get all the proper training in the world and won't hit like Tommy did. You can improve your leg muscles, turn your punches the right way, put leverage into it, but still most guys won't be monster hitters regardless.

Juan Diaz doesn't have the gift of punching power, and also has a tendency to punch AT the target, rather than THROUGH the target.

[purecyse]

i was just asking myself this same question yesterday evening when the commercial for the fight came on.

besides the aforementioned flaws in his punching technique, i find that he has a tendency to "extend" his punches, for lack of a better word. while fighting at close range, a lot of that power comes from the legs and rises through the body to the fist by proper punching mechanics but juan diaz, in my opinion, loses a lot of whatever power he generates by not keeping his punches tight.

during his instructional dvd, while demonstrating hooks, freddie roach said something like if the punch misses the target, the elbow should hit.

some early tyson fights demonstrate the above perfectly. his elbow was aligned with his forearm as his punch drove through the target.

understandably, diaz lacks a lot of that mike explosiveness and killer instinct and etc, etc but just adding the one wrinkle to his game and not reaching with his punches will add more power and pop.

[Spray_resistant]

Because he is throwing a bunch of wild slaps.